Alfonso Rodriquez Has Served as the President of Imports United

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Alfonso Rodriquez has served as the president of Imports United for the past six years.During his tenure,the company has grown significantly and provided above-average returns to its shareholders.Thus,Mr.Rodriquez is highly admired.Yesterday,he announced that he will be retiring at the end of this quarter.You expected the stock price of Imports United to decline on this news because of the admiration investors have for this gentleman.Contrary to your expectations,the price of the stock remained unchanged.There was no other relevant market news related to this firm and the overall market also remained relatively unchanged for the day.What explanation can be given for the market not reacting as you expected to Mr.Rodriquez's announcement?

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Transfer Price

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